Toy purse combination



April 1, 1952 L. M. SCHRADERMEIER TOY PURSE COMBINATION Filed May 29, 1950 .ZJM. 50024052415152 INVENTOR.

Patented Apr. 1, 1952 TOY PURSE COMBINATION Lottie Mae Schradermeier, North Hollywood, Calif.

Application May 29, 1950, Serial No. 165,043

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a plaything for infants with which are combined features of utility.

Small children, particularly girls, like to imitate their mothers and other grown persons and they also are very fond of playing with toys of the certain kinds found preferable during the age periods of childhood. During the earlier periods, the toys generally take the shape of rag dolls such as teddy bears, elephants and the like and it is usually found that the infant will prefer and become much more attached to this type of toy Man more elaborate and expensive playthings.

It is, in view of the foregoing, the object of the present invention to provide a toy of the rag doll type in which is embodied features designed greatly to enhance the importance of the toy to the child to whom it is given. More particularly it is the object of the present invention to embody in a toy of this type a strap by means of which the toy may be carried by the infant in the same manner that the ladies hand bag is carried. The purpose of embodying such strap being not only to render the toy more enticing to the child but even more to offer the infant the opportunity to imitate the mothers way of carrying and handling the hand bag. Another object is to provide within the body of the rag doll a zipper controlled compartment within which the infant may hide such smaller articles as children usually play with.

These and other objects of the invention, together with the advantageous features thereof, are hereinafter fully described and reference is invited to the accompanying drawing in which a preferred form of the invention is illustrated. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a rag doll in the form of an elephant, which is equipped with a carrying strap and zipper controlled compartment above referred to;

Fig. 2 shows the doll of the invention as it appears when held supported by the hand of an infant; and

Fig. 3 is a view of the back of the doll with parts thereof broken away in order better to illustrate the above named features as they are embodied therein.

As illustrated in the drawing, the toy takes the form of an elephant but it is to be understood that a teddy bear or any other form of rag doll might be substituted, if preferred. A strap I is stitched to the back of the doll at the top and bottom thereof, as indicated at 2 and 3. This strap is made from the same material with which the doll is covered, preferably denim, and it is important to note that ordinarily the strap lies so close to the body of the doll that it is hardly noticeable unless particular attention is directed thereto. But when the fingers of the child are inserted under this strap to carry the doll, as indicated in Fig. 2, the soft and pliant filling of the doll will readily yield so that the doll may be carried without discomfort to the child.

In covering the back of the toy a double layer of denim is used and the outer layer is shown slit to provide an entrance into the space between the two layers, which space forms the compartment above referred to. A zipper 5 is applied to the edges of this slit portion and it is fitted with the type of finger piece 6 ordinarily employed to operate such zippers. The outer layer extends from the slit around the body of the doll to form across the back thereof a flap 4, the side edge 1 of which extends over and beyond the zipper 5 and lies so close to the side edge 8 of the strap that the pressure of the strap will maintain the opening at I closed so that ordinarily it is not noticed that such opening is provided. In other words, the general. appearance is that of an ordinary rag doll having the ordinary smooth and unbroken outer surface, but the body of the doll is so soft and pliable that even a very small child may make use of the strap and operate the zipper to gain access to the compartment therein without discomfort. The size of the compartment within the cover is not material and may be made to suit the preference of the child and there may beprovided within the compartment a number of pockets so that the child may be afforded the added enjoyment of having a separate compartment for pennies and little trinkets in which she may be interested. Further to enhance the attractiveness of the device, a small purse It! may be held suspended from a strap II for insertion into and withdrawn from the compartment.

I claim:

A toy in the form of a rag doll having two layers of fabric cover material extending across the back portion thereof to form therebetween a pocket, the outer layer being slit along the middle of the dolls back to form an entrance into said pocket, a zipper joining the edges of said slit, the outer layer extending from the slit around the body of the doll to form across the back thereof a flap the free outer side edge of which extends over and beyond the zipper of the slit, the side edges and the end edges of the REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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